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September 17, 2025
8 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Edward Flynn, John FitzGerald, Brian Worrell, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Adopt the minutes of the September 10, 2025 meeting
The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the September 10, 2025 City Council meeting.
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From the minutes
“The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the September 10, 2025 City Council meeting. Motions prevailed..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1657
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount not to exceed the amount of $250,000.00 from the Department of Conservation and...
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed..”
Docket #1663
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $20,000.00 in the form of a grant, for the Literacy Campaign Grant, awarded by the...
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed..”
Docket #1668
Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Fire Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 9 (Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 3 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Worrell).
Yes: Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, WeberThe minutes list Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Sharon Durkan and Brian Worrell as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 9 (Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 3 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Worrell)..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #1672
Resolution recognizing September 23, 2025 as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day and Bi+ Visibility Day
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1671
Resolution recognizing September as Baby Safety Month to promote infant safety and injury prevention in Boston
On motion of Councilors Worrell and Pepén, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Worrell and Pepén, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1688
Order to suspend Rule 34, in part, so that the Committee on the Community Preservation Act may conduct interviews for the Community Preservation Committee
On motion of Councilor Pepén, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Pepén, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Pepén)
Consent agenda
Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The items contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted.
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From the minutes
“The items contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted..”
From the Boston City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (linked from the City Council page on boston.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Boston (boston.gov), from the official headshots on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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